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Intelligencer. "EVER rWEDNES?A Y. [SCALES, 1 Editoks and iSTON, J PaoPHlPTORS. TERMS: IfEAR..?.SI 50 !ONTHS:..~ 75 ;<tesday, jan. it, im. ^^1524 - has already seen the political party. Tfee new Jida is known as the American >5 poets arothat the Winthrop ana Industrial College, at Rock bo ready for the roceptfon of noxt fall. (bed by some of tha*Northern I' journals that Senator Irby roto for the Wilson tariff bill ^reaches the Senate* cno'r Tiliman has issued a circular justices tbronghouttfce State, in ? tilom that they must enforce the ?try law of resign, as no favoritism Tne l axity will be permitted. i-**-*-*??---~~ le was a heavier loss by fire In this jy d iring 1893 than for many years sliug There were few fires that 1,1 he name of conflagrations, but jfcal jif destruction was very large, the necessity of a better system of irig jtfaa never more apparent. _-j; '" i,mm, m mm -: ideiijato now going on in Congress he {iriff question is exceedingly PestiriSome days the speeches are npkj and the Representatives throw * li vuly torpedoes at each other. It io geiioral opinion now that tho Wil i bill iviJl go through tho House with : any Ifoublo. -i--:-. follow fog close upon the discovery-of ?iy? pension frauds in West Vjr li ws, Nebraska and Baltimore jroes ilo announcement that a single 'pension agent has fraudulently for pensions at least 81.000,000 thai "this is only the beginning of una.trthing of the most gigantic lids iver perpetrated in tho Pension '? rent." : n^wlaw abolishing the office of Commissioner went into effect on pembitt' 13rb, the day it was signed by I Governor, and consequently the lea drawn to servo at tho January of Court in several counties of. the ari illegal, and have to be discharg ThjB will deprive these counties of Wir regular term of Court aud add uoro imts to the taxpayers. This is ^notherjresult of the work*5fth<i "reform" Wlz tetf?jf? re." j ? * " Last .Jlonday there appeared in all of Iho daii;,' papers of tho State a letter from jpostor! Irby, which we publish in iuotherj column. Thelettoria not clear, jat. indicates war in some direction, rideniiy the Senator has come to the judusjoE that South Carolina is" now iled by a ?fing,". and that the "refor? mers" jaeed reforming. The letter has irownia bomb in the camp, and those of who! have no interest in the fight can )ld oan: arms and watch'the fun. ?j-.ia ? ??-? In ?h3 Superior Court at Raleigh, N. las i Friday the presiding Judge verdict of "not guilty" in a ab aman was indicted forob i? marriage licence for a girl fif ?H old. The court docldos that it i punishable offense tc obtain a {for a girl over fourteen, that being :ied as the age at which they may vTbis decision attracts much jo. The courts have hitherto held jisont ctf parents^must be obtained tae girl ier eighteen. Syndicate of New York Mied a oircolar appealing to ' of the Middle States to ;o ln the culture of sugar beets on a scale. The sugar beet Industry is a success In Nebraska and Cali y and seems to be spreading to country, bo that it would appear only a question of time when the cane DroducY was driven entirely out of the iaic;.-, Reco at experiments with the sugar l^D in England have been so sue that it is likely the enterprise may i pushed there. raia, ~A ncyel and interesting plea has been entered before the United States Com iissioiaer at Buffalo on behalf of an ?lodiotj, charged with murder on the Cat ta??ug?s reservation. His attorney de? nied tjiat the United States had any law? ful jurisdiction over the case. The Indian , he said, belonged to the Five Natioi?s, a governmenKthat was in exis? tence long before th,e United States was beard of, and whose "existence was recog? nized-^ the United States. This point vili pi obably have to go to the Supreme rt.befors the case can be tried. Tho daily papers are printing an aver of a column a day about the Corbett Utcbill -priae fight, advertised to take ve\ io Jacksonville, on January 25. rnor Mitchell is still determined it ,ho figbt shall not take place in Florida, and the Duval Athle'iic club is letermined* that it 'mall. The utena to prevent the fight with hi "force of militia. The club hopes to or twit tho governor by taking the fighters and spectators to some Bscluded spot lithe woods, on special trains, and get through with the fight before the xniiitia can arrive. Thf; editor of the Lancaster Review, who has beo);.a strong supporter of the "reform" movement and District Lec? turer for the Alliance for a longtime, has becorjie disgusted with the politics of Souil. Carolina and has had the manhood to opunly acknowledge his error. Here is wh at ho s?a/s: "The Bcviettf has worked for tie Alliance within what it hascon ive/'to be its legitimate lines, is with o 'armors in their movement to better eir condition and believes in genuine reforjn, but it takes no stock in the "reform movement" as at present con? ducted in South Carolina. Some good was a t one time expected to result from "the movement," but it has since degen atei into a mere political machine for iiig incompetent and unprincipled into ofllce." A i;ax of two per cent on incomes ex eding $4,000 and an increase of 10 con ts gal ion In the tax on whiskey appear to the majority of the Democrats of the H?u/ie of Ways and Means Committee to be sufficient to place the revtruns of, the government in a healthy condition. An Income tax, honestly collected, is certain to distribute the burdens of government fairly and no one will object to taxing whiskey to the utmost extent. If these propositions will mitigate the tariff j abomination, they will be heartily ap? proved. The legacy of class legislation and outrageous perversion of govern enial powers, which has descended ra Republican domination at Wash? ington, is a difficult thing to meet and overcome, but the Democrats in Con? gress seem to be doing their best to rid the people of it. ? The distinction of being tho oldest ptiir of twins in the country belongs, without doubt, to Richard and John Mv(iiff, the former noW of Deerfleld, the latter of Qenev% Ind. They have nearly obtained their ninetieth birthday.! The St. Louis Republic in an editorial under the caption "Is Cotton Still King?" says Brads tree !.s statistics, giving the total number of unemployed working men and those dependent upon them, in the different sections of the country, reveal the interesting fact that the South is Buffering the least from the depression of hard times. While New England and the Middle States show a total of 450,000 Idle and nearly a million and a quarter dependent, the Central Western States 227,000 unemployed and 443,000 depen? dent, the Northwest 65,000 unemployed and 175,000 dependent, the entire South shows but 43,000 unemployed and 123,000 dependent. On the population basis the South makes an equally good showing. Her percentage of the total of unemployed is less than 6 per cent, while her percen? tage of tht total population of the States included la tho comparison is much larger. It is obvious that, the Southern States have escaped the worst of the calamity which has befallen the entire country. This fact is as signiiicant as the one that that section of tho country in which the mass of wealth has been con? centrated under Republican legislation is feeling the hardest effects of the prostra? tion. Is cotton still king? The fact is not clearly proved by the commercial statistics, but it is evident that the land in'which King Cotton reigns is suffering less from its unchanging loyalty than are lands which have wandered after other gods. ? ? A Letter from Southwest Georgia. Editors Ihteltjgencek : Our obser? vations since leaving South Carolina may have points of interest to the many read? ers of the Intelligences, and by your permission we will jot down a few of them, and allow the reader to take them at their worth. We left Anderson on the 12th Decem? ber, and had a pleasant ride over the 8.- v. Rv R. to Augusta. We arrived there at 11 a. m., and found the city all on the move la the direction of the Ex? position grounds. Vice President Ste? venson, Secretary Herbert, Secretary Smith, Tom Corbett, the pugilist, and Craig, the largest man in the world, had already gone out, and were attracting every thing after them. We got in line and took the first car that came along, and though we had barely enough stand? ing room, we managed to reach the grounds in safety. Vice President Ste? venson was addressing a large crowd of enthusiastic admirers, and was about half way through when we reached th? grounds. We heard the remainder of his address, and while we are unable to re? call much that he said, the impression he made upon us was more lasting. He had the look of an honest man and spoke like .one. Secretary Herbert followed in a' short address. - Secretary Hoke Smith was the next speaker, and we would have been glad to have listened to him, but eur children were with us, and became impatient to see what was going on in other quarters, so we started out on a tour of sight-seeing, and for about four hours we wiiked round and round, tak? ing in everything as best we could until we were aiwell-nigh exhausted. We found quite a numbsr of side-shows in? side of the Exposition grounds, but the ohief one was where the "big ina,n" Craig, presided as the oentre of attrac? tion. When we first saw him he was sitting with a slouch list on and a-news paper in his hand read ing. He reminded us not of a man, but of something made on a larger scale in imitation of one. One of our children turned to us and said : '.'Papa, that's not a man, is it?" She realfy thought that the object she -saw was an automatic machine, or something gotten np to deceive; but when he laid aside his paper and looked around, she became- convinced that it was no delu? sion, but a real livq man of vast propor? tions that she was looking at. He- was unable to either arise or sit down without assistance, but when once on his feet be seemed to be at perfect ease. We noticed that his face wore an expression of be? nevolence, and as we approached him we held out our hand, he extended his with a smile, and we ''shook hands." He seemed willing to talk, so we chatted with him for some time, asking a good many questions, which he answered pleasantly. He is thirty-seven years old, is six feet six inches high, and weighs nine hundred, and seven pounds. His wife is a real pretty brunotte, weighing about one hundred and ten pounds. In this same show was a Spanish sword a wallower, who gulped down a sword as long as his body and about one and a half inches wide. We know nothing about the anatomy of the Spaniard, but would naturally suppose there is a pecu? liarity about them cot common to ordi? nary men. He certainly swallowed the sword, and no mistake I suppose this is quite an ordinary feat, but we had I never seen it done before. We had gone out of the main building to take a look at the Ferris Wheel, when our attention was attracted by cheering in the direction of the Grand Stand. We concluded to walk down and ascertain the cause. It was a> "sparring match" going on between Corbett and his trainer, but we arrived too late to see much of the fun, as they, were just starting on their last round. There was such s crowd around the arena that we saw but little?quite enough, however, to satisfy our curiosity with this kind of business. After the match was over Corbett passed out near where w? were standing, and we got a* good look at the champion of the world. What a pity that such mus? cle and such energy should be expended so uselessly and unworthily. We are op? posed to this kind of business first, last and* all the time, but if the tight must come off between Corbett and Mitchell, we would have Corbett to whip the Eng? lishman every time. We left Augusta at twelve o'clock that night, tired and sleepy enough, but rath? er elated at our success In striking the Exposition at a time so favorable to sight-seeing. We reached Macon at 3 o'clock the next morning, and Dawson at 3 in the evening. Here our relatives met ns with conveyances and brought us within a mile or so of our present home. Our household goods that we had shipp? ed by railroad had reached Dawson in advance of us, and it was but a matter of a day or s,o before we were domiciled in our now home. Dave and Harris?with wagon, buggy, mules and dogs?were only two days behind us in reaching this ftlace. Harris held on to his dog Tray, better known an Pup,) and landed nira safely. "Pup" is nothing but a dog, but! Harris lo ved him and he loved Harris, so he could not think of losing or leaving him behind. We are now pleasantly situated six and a half miles from Daw son, onr County site, and one and a half j miles from Herod, onr nearest postoffice. Herod can boast of a store, postoffice, gin- J nery, doctor-shop, blacksmith shop, corn mill, church and school-house. Messrs. Hass, Harris, Brim and McLain are the I firm and magnates of this little village. Thoy are real live men, and are doing a thriving business. They carry a $10,000 stock of goods, and gin about 1500 bales of cotton every season. There are good farms and good farming done in this sec? tion, and but few desirable places offered for sale.- We are surrounded by pleasant neighbors and contented in our new home. We will ever cherish fond recol? lections of our native State as we pass down the corridors of time, and our wish is that her people may be both prosper? ous and happy. W. B. Quails. Ho od, Ga , Jan. 10, 1894. A Child's Terrible Death. A little four-year-old white boy died in Columbia last night with all the symptoms of that terrible disease, hy? drophobia. Dr. Frank Green was with the child when death came to end his suf? ferings, which, however were not of the worst form. It will be remembered that something over a month ago the State published an account of the attack on this little boy, a son of Mr. J. W. Roberts, who lives at the fair grounds, by a mad dog, and told bow the little fellow was lacerated by the brute. The Jog escaped, but was later killed. As time went on the little fellow's wounds healed up completely and bis parents never thought of the matter any more. Last week he had a alight cold but recovered from that entirely. Two or three days ago he became affected in a most peculiar manner and Dr. Green was called to attend him. The physician found he had no fever nor any other symptoms of ordinary trouble of any kind. He was delirious soon after ho became ill, and his ravings were heart? rending during Wednesday and yester? day. He frothed at the mouth and dis? played other symptoms of hydrophobia, though they were not so pronounced, the attending physician says, as would have been expected. Perhaps this was due to the tender age of the child. When in delirium he died. Dr. Green says it is the most peculiar case that ever came under his notice.?Columbia State Jan. 12. ? In order to protect an invention all over the world no less than sixty-four Jiatents are i ?quired at a oost of ubout 17,5C0. THE HOUSE DIVIDES! Shell to Load In the < tuiijmlgn Against lrt?y. When the announcement was made in December that the campaign this year would open early in January, a great maoy had doubts about it. Few outside the ''charmed circie" then knew that tho political pot within the ranks of the Reform party was boiling over, and that there was a Gght within the ranks of tho heretofore solid phalanxes of Reform, imminent. 3ut such was the. case. It has been brewing for a long time, and now there is a crisis. There are to be two factions in tbe Reform party in tho coming campaign. That fact is now no longer denied by ilio leaders of tbe more powerful faul ion. Tbe indications are that Senator Irby, the present State chairman, will lead tho faction which represents tho minority, and that he will have but little to do with tbe real manipulation of the coming campaign as far as tho Reform element is 1 concerned. He and several followers 8omo months ago cut loose almost entire? ly from tho main wing of tho Reformors, and they are all likely to fall by tho way? side, fighting as they fall. Congressman Shell, it is positively announced, was approached while in tho city a few days ago by the leaders of the Alliance or farming element of tbe Reform party, and ho has consented to be at the head of the committee that will manage the campaign for this faction. He was the former president of tho Far? mers' Association in this State. The Cotton Plant, which is the official organ of the Alliance-farming element of tbe Reform party, will support the latter faction. When this week's issue of that paper is issued this afternoon it will pub? lish the following double-leaded editorial, under the caption, "A March Conven? tion," which is equivalent to a call for such a convention: "With the very beginning of this year we are confronted with the fact that this is a campaign year and that we are soon to meet our opponents in a battle for tbe people's rights and tho developmont of our State in business prosperity and tho happiness of its citizens. Such being the ease we at once rtalizo the great impor? tance of at once getting our forces together and coming to an agreement on the policy to be pursued so that there can bo no misunderstanding, and tho success of our cause assured. "The politicians mast be raado to take a baok seat aud let the people themselves set the pace. To do that the people should meet in their neighborhood clubs aud send delegates to a State Convention, which will adopt a platform and nominate a candidate for Governor to represent our people on that platform. A Lieutenant Governor should also be put up, but the remainder of the State officers can be -nominated by tbe delegates to the Sep? tember Convention. "Tbe State Convention for this purpose should be held not later than the month of March?before the farmers get too busy in tbeir crops to attend to it, and before bad blood rises between the friends of tbe aspirants for the Governorship on tbe Reform side. "Tbe Alliance cannot take part in partisan politics, and therefore has only the right to point out the necessity of calling the people together and leaving it to some one else to do tbe work. We believe that tbe last president and Exec , utive Committee of the Farmers' Asso . elation of this State are the proper ones to issue such a call, and we are confident that the people would respond promptly and unanimously to a call issued by them. This is a movement of the people to reform and improve our government, and not a'movement to place any man or set of men in office merely. We roust keep on the high ground of pure patri? otism,.and seek out tbe men for service who will be the most capable of carrying out our wishes. Measures and not men must be made prominent. "It will be noticed that we do not agree with some pcints in the resolutions gassed on last Friday by our Laurens retbreu and published elsewhere in this issue; but after mature consideration we feel satisfied that our position is tbe cor? rect one. We hope that our readers will use our columns in a discussion of the matter, and in that way reach the most satisfactory conclusion. We have briefly outlined our views, with reasons tbere ' for, and we shall use our best endeavor to maintain the rights and privileges of out* people and promote harmony in tho work." I It will bs noticed that tbe Alliance is to be kept in the back ground as fares being a political machine is concerned, but a great deal of good solid work has been done by the leaders among the Alliance men all over the State, and they-will be as a unit against tbe opposing faction.' Yesterday a representative of the State had quite a long talk with one or two of the leaders of tbe Alliance side. They say that the leaders of the other side will bo Irby, Stanyarne Wilson, Larry G?ntt and John Gary Evans. They seem to think that a combination was formed nearly a year ago by Irby and his follow era to run things to suit themselves and make a slate of tbe officers for the coming term, which would be swallowed by them. They say that the effort to crush out every leaning Tiliman man?the attacks upon Tindal, McLaurin and others?was the direct result of this com? bination engineered by Irby. They consider Irby dead as far as State politics are concerned. In regard to those Alli? ance resolutions adopted in Laurens a few days ago, one of these men yesterday said that they were gotten up under Irby's influence, and represented no? body's views but his own. He was a [ good manipulator, and got the County Alliance to adopt them. He did not think that another Alliance in the State would have done so. The leaders say that inasmuch as this will not affect Governor Tiliman'? fight for the Senate, he will bo bands oft'in the tight. "They say that Irby has been spreading the idea that ho and Tiliman have been working together. They know that Governor Till man'* views in regard to a convention are not those that were expressed in tbe Laurens resolutions. They think, too, that Governor Tiliman wants a farmer for Governor.?Columbia Stale. I What the Biform Leaders Have tu Say. Those leading men of the Reform party in South Carolina who happened to be in the city yesterday morning, lay in bed and read Senator Irby's card to the news? papers. And tbey smiled when they met brother Reformers and talked the matter over. x A few days ago when tbe State and other newspapers published tbe facts in regard to the division of forces in the Reform ranks, not even the men who gave the information had an idea that the condition of affairs as there detailed would so soon be substantiated by declarations from Senator Irby himself. Every one talked about the Senator's card yesterday. Some of tho State House officials were mad, and some of tbe lead? ers went so far as to express tbe belief that tbe Senator was "not quite himself when he wrote the document. They seemed to think that he allowed his per? sonal animosity toward some of them lead him to make a blunder. But Sena? tor Iiby may prove that he has not "put his foot in it," as they say. The Reformers have resolved to ask Capt. Shell and his committee tobe a campaign committee. The Reformers seem to think that Irby is sore because ho recognizes that his power i? gone beyond recall. Mr. J. W. Bowden, odiior of the Cotton Plant, which paper is the mouthpiece of tbe Alliance, talked for publication more freely than any one else. He is the man who wrote the editorial suggesting Capt. Shell for the leader of the majority fac? tion, and calling for the holding of a March Convention. He said: "There i?n't any ring about it. The [ only approach to a ring that I know of in j tho Reform ranks was headed by Irby. It was just his kicking and interference j with matters that he had no business I with. I don't mind saying just here that most of the men that Irby has been counting on as being his most faithful friend* are deserting him. I don't know where he got his information, but there was no set conference of Reformers here. When tbe Reformers come to the capital they usually get together and there's always more or less talk and that's about all there is to it." "Do you wish to say anything in reply to tliis card ?" ''No, I prefer to let him kill himself. If he makes a few more moves of that kind he will be tbe laughing stock of tho entire State and effectually uitcb himself forever. I think that his attack on the State officials is absurd. There's no ring there against him that I know of. The trouble with Irby is that he is a big man standing still while the world moves around him. He only sees what his narrow contracted view permits him to see. I think his attack on Ellerbe very unjust and wrong, without any founda? tion in fact. I do not see how he can help refrering to Governor Tiliman as being in the ring too, for he speaks of the State House ring, and it is pretty safe to say that nothing goes on or about the State House that tho Governor know.-, not of. I did not think that Senator Irby would cry out so soon in the campaigtl. In regard to his suggestion of honost men, well, that is a suggestion that every one naturally makes. All men are con ri-Mied linii.'st. It's according to how \i* > look ai it." ' Well, what do you think of tho artirl?< a-< ?i whole ?" "I don't know what to say. Evidently, .the whole article shows he l?t his temper get the best of him. It was uncalled lor, judging from the published facts be relics on for the best of it. I think it a very good confession of weakness. U?o, 'l think he has dopouded too much upon tho floating rumors to make serious charges that ho cannot sustain. Nobody evor intended to ask him to resign tho State chairmanship that I know of. It would likely havo been done in Septem? ber, however. N.o matter what conies, tho bulk of the Reformers will more than likely go through tho coming campaign under the leadership of Mr. Shell and his committee." Comptroller Genoral Eilerbo was seen. Ho said that while tho Senator had made un indirect attack on him in his card, the matter was not a personal one, but was, on tho contrary, entirely impersonal, and he did not care to havo anything more to say than that ho was attcmptiug to run the tax department of the government, and was not, just at present, mossing very deeply in political matters. Governor Tillman was asked by tele? phone what, as one of tho "State House ling," ho had to say in regard to the matter. Iiis private secretary replied that the Governor was not and did not care to bo mixed up in it, and preferred ..j leave the othor members of the "ring" to do tho talking. Superintendent of Education Mayliold said that ho bad been absent from the city for quite a while and was not sufficiently posted to have anything to say beyond making tho assertion that he himself bad nothing whatever to do with any kind of a ring. Secretary of Shite Tindal said : "I have been absent from the city until a few days ago, and was at tho bedside of a dying friend when this conference is said to have been held. I Will say, however, that I have bad nothing to do with rings of any kind. I havo no knowlodgeof any ring of any kind at tho State House. I havo been present at no ring conferen? ces that I kuow of. I always, as you know, koep clear of rings." A good many others expressed them? selves in pretty interesting terms, but what they bad to say will not reach the public yotawhlle, for reasons best known to themselves.?Columbia Stale, Jan. 14. IS IKBY IRRITATED ?' A Card Which Indicates that he Is Flag tered. Washington, D. CV, Jan. 13. To the Editor of the Greenville News : As much as I dislike to appear in print in South Carolina I feel constrained, at this time, in justice to myself and the Alliancernen of Laurens, to speak out. I have been hounded, persecuted and mis? represented by Kohu, a reporter of the News and Courier in Columbia, until Eatience has ceased to be a virtue. I ave had thrown into my teeth my posi tion as chairman of the Democratic party by this man and my failure 11 harmonize the faction I represent until it is neces? sary that the people of the State shall know the truth. He, with a lot of so called reformers in the State house, undertook to manufacture a sentiment against me in the campaign of 1892 by constantly publishing in his correspon? dence the statement that reformers were seeking an excuse to be rid of mo as their leader until Judge Ernest Gary, a member of the committee, introduced resolutions endorsing me unanimously by the Executive Committee. He has started the same thing again, knowingly and maliciously saying that I am to be opposed as chairman when he knows that. I 'was elected in September, 1892, to hbld'until September, 1894. I do not ptopose to surrender the chairman? ship of the Democratic party until my term of office is out for reasons which are to the interest of the Democratic party; and I hope that this will bo thoroughly understood by all the parties interested. In the second place I notice both an ti reformers and reformers in Columbia have been misrepresenting the objects and intentions of the Alliance of Laurens in its meeting on last Friday a week ago. To begin with, I endorse overy word and sentiment of the resolution intro? duced by J. Andy Jones as to the line of policy to be pursued by the reform movement in South Carolina. The County Alliance is composed of the best men in our County. Thuy represent the reform sentiment in our County. They do not intend (and it is very well for some gentlemen of the State house to take notice right now) to have a lot of men foisted upon them without their consent, reform movement or oo reform move? ment. There cau bo no objection except [by men who propose to'take advantage I of the people of South Carolina to the postponement of the calling of the con? vention or to the other purposes of these resolutions. I know it did not suit tho convenience of the. clique of the reform movement that met On Friday night in Columbia to name a candidate, a farmer but not au Alliance man and opposed to tho Ocala demands, who undertook to increase the taxes of the farmers and who is not in sympathy with the people, and tboy will not have'him for governor with a fair and square deal. Tue Alliance of Laurens passed these resolutions without intend? ing to help or injure any one. They thought it was for the best interest of tho roform movement and that the reform faction should, at least, be allowed to choose its nominees without interference or dictation from any man, high or low. I am sorry to soe that these men of Laurens are to be misrepresented by insinuations from persons whose political conduct heretofore has been such as to make doubtful, at least, their loyalty to the reform movement. I want you and others in Squib Carolina to understand that every effort of mine has been and will be in the iuterest and for the per? petuation of this movement. I am going to stand fearlessly by the principles of the Alliance and eyery plan of the first March Convention, and if corruption and treachery shall dominate this movement then I suppose honest men will have to take a back seat. What the peoplo of South Carolina want is honest men nominated in an honest way by delegates selected In an honest manner. Very Respectfully, J. L. M. InuT. Mr, Kolin's Reply to Senator Irhy. Columbia, January 14.?Senator Irby in a card published to-day has seen fit to accuse me of being responsible to a very large degree for his political trials and troubles. He does me too much honor when he says that I have "hounded, per? secuted, misrepresented and manufactur? ed sentiment" against him. Let me say that I am simply a newspaper correspon? dent, not a politician. As a young man, hoping for success in my work, I realize that my first duty is to give facts as tbey are found. If in doing this Senator Irby has not been pleased it can not be helped. I have no affiliation with, or interest, in the Senator, or in his political friends nor any desire to ha dragged into the squabble betweeu himself and his for? mer political su pporters und allies. It is no fault of mine'that his conduct has not pleased the masses of Reformers; I am not responsible that he has a "lot of ene? mies," or that he could in a minute make a census of his political friends in the "State House." It was not at my call that "the clique of the Reform movement met at Co'umbia to name a candidate," etc. I would, however, havo been to blame had the news not been published as it came, and oven then much that was said has been reserved. If Senator Irby has found objection to my correspondence in the News and Cou? rier, which has every indication of being trustworthy and legitimate news, it will occasion me no grief. My only purpose is to assure those who do not know my sentiments that I havo no personal feel? ing or motive in the matter?the honest newspaper man cannot have?and that in this case, as iu all others, I have given What I regard as plain, unvarnished facts. August Koun. Leasing of Convicts. Yesterday thore was a regular meeting of the board of directors of the State pen? itentiary at the iustitution. The ses? sion was a long one. Most of the business was of a routine nature. All the contracts for tho lease of convicts for the present year were approved. The leasing of convicts has assumed greater proportions this year than has been known before perhaps. There are 1,050 convicts now serving sentence. All of them have been leased out with tho ex? ception of 350, who are kept within the prison wall*. Many of these are employ? ed in the hosiery mill under similar con? tracts. Tho number quoted as being leased out includes tho squad which the institution is required by law to keep at Rook Hill for the purpose of working on iho normal collego. The others aro leas? ed on farms in various sections of tho State. Superintendent Neal requiros each lessee to orect a comfortablo stock? ade. Each convict, before he loaves tho institution, is supplied with several suits ot wool clothing and several pairs of shoes.?Columbia Slate, Jan. 11. ? Last crop year Minneapolis flouring mills ground 9,317,615 barrels of flour The Trouble at Cl<*mson. The annual meeting of the board of j trustees of Clemsoii Collage, held this week, was an evontfu! ?nie. Tho boanl wiia in session one whole day and two nights. The resignation of Prof. Newman, which was ?:alle<l for, was presented and accepted. The boanl had requested hid resignation upon tho grounds, they say, that thore could be no harmony between the professor and the board and presi? dent. Tho cause of this friction cannot be ascertained. Tho members of the board will talk but very little about the matter. Prof. Newman presented an explanation of his courso since he has been at tho college. Prof. Now man is a Virginian. He was formerly connected with the Dopartment of Agriculture of Georgia, beforo he went to tho college in Auburn, Ala., from which institution ho came to accept the position at Clomson. His resignation will take effect on Feb? ruary 1, and a committee of three was appointed to look up aud aelocta man to succeed him. Mr. R. W. Simpson was re-elccled presidont of tho board of trustees, aud Dr. P. H. ?. Sloan secretary. An Executive Committee to servo the coming year wan elected consisting of Messrs. Simpson, Norris, Bowen, Don? aldson and linulloy. This committee will also act as the finance committee. Tho committee on tho experimental station consists of Messrs. Norris, Don? aldson and Bowen. Tho State fertilizer department was left in charge of Gover? nor Tiliman, Secretary of Stute Tindal and Mr. Wannamaker. The members of the faculty all hold over. The board authorized the faculty to elect two tutors, if they think their services necessary. An appropriation of ?1,000 was made for the establishment of a printing do? partment at the collogo, the object being to print tho circulars of tho fertilizer board, etc., whilo at the same time teach? ing tnauy students the art preservative. The engineering forco of the college was instructed to makes complete-sur? vey of the bottom lands around the college on Seneca river, with tho object of erecting dykes to protect them from overflow ; also to survey and estimate for constructing a spur railroad track from tho main line of the Altlanta and Char? lotte Air Line, so that supplies, etc., can bo brought direct to tho college. Tho board intends to build this track. The completion of tho dairy was order? ed, as was also tho enlargement of the mechanical hall. Tho presidenlwas also ordered to purchase another electric power dynamo. The erection of the new wing will cost only about ?3,500. There are G2G applications on file for admission to the college exclusive of the young men who attended the session just closed. So far 260 of the 440 who attended th.j college last session have signified their intention of returning. The members of the board say that during the last three months of tho ses? sion they fed tbe students for ?7 per month each and gave them good substan? tial food, and had no complaint.?Colum? bia State, Jan 13. A Prohibition Convention, A leading prohibitionist wai yesterday asked what had become of tbe cause of prohibition in this State, and the ques? tion developed tho announcement that the prohibitionists are once rrfore on the movo and will make another fight in tbe coming campaign. The gentleman referred to eaid : "We expect to do a great deal before tbe pres? ent year is out, and accomplish some? thing, too. Daring the summer, when all are getting ready for the political campaign a big convention of the prohi? bitionists will very likeiy be held in Co? lumbia." Pie says thai tbe future course of the prohibitionists will then be deci? ded upon.?Columbia Stale. Calls for Mob Law. The decision of Judge Simonton in the Cantini case, in Charleston, which was against the constables, has roused Gov? ernor Tiliman, and when asked yester? day what he intended to do about fur nishiug bonds for the constables, whom the federal judge had decided must give bonds, he said that he thought he would allow them to go to jail. "I will lot Judge Simonton go on," he said, "until he becomes so odious to the people that they will want to mob him. He i? acting under a laW that was repeal? ed beforo the alleged crimes were com? mitted and before he issued the order of arrest. He is trying to intimidate and paralyze tbe constables in what is their duty." The governor says that a time will come when all this violation of laws supposed to be sacred must stop.?Co? lumbia Eepister. South Carolina Tea. It has long been a theory that the soil in this part of tbe State was peculiarly adapted to tbe production of teas, coffee and spices, but until Prof. Shepard, the pioneer of scientific tea farming in South Carolina, put tho theory to the actual test the matter had been purely a question of speculations. At the present moment, however, there is no longer any room for doubt. The attempt has been made to produce a saleable article of tea in the lower portion of South Carolina, and the effort has been crowned with a success which reflects the greatost credit upon Prof. Shepard and the other prime movers in this new in? dustry. There is at present fcr sale on the Charleston market a groat quantity of neatly gotten up packages of green tea from the tea farms in Summerville. It is said that in flavor the beveruge made from it resembles the eelobratod Oolong, and is equally as fragrant and grateful to the taste. Tho tea is thought to bo an excellent article both as regards bouquet and strength, aud in price considerable cheap? er than the imported article. It should also be borne in mind that naturally the tea will improvo as other seasons are ad? ded to the age of tho plants.?News and Courier. ? Hog and hominy threaten to knock out hard times forever among southern farmers. ? Over 3,000,000 women in the United States earn independent incomes. ? Dr. A. W. Reed, a Baptist preacher of Atlanta, committed suicide last week by shooting. He was 74 years old. ? A Virginia man recently paid a $500 debt with one dollar. It was a very rare coin?in fact the dollar was as old as the debt. ? Whites are not as well ghted in hearing as the colorod races. Neither can white animals hear so well as those of other hues. ? South Carolina raised 45,000 soldiers for the Confederate army, aud 20,000 re? serves, to fight at home?in all 03,000 fighting men. ? It is estimated that ?1-10,000,000 vtas spent in railway travel in this country last year. Who says that this is not a progressive country ? ? United States Senator-elect Thomas D. Martin, of Virginia, never smoked, chewed or drank and doesn't swear. The record is silent on poker. ? A little "Old Hickory" judiciously but vigorously laid on is what is needed by certain men in Congress claiming to represent the Democratic party. ? Prof. Dolbear says a powerful search light could project a oeam to Mars in four minutes which could be seen and res? ponded to if they have tho apparatus that wo have. ? The civil war is progressing in Brazil. Thoy have had several skir? mishes lately. The government troops seem to be getting the better of the in? surgents. ? An old negro, Ralph Steele, who has lived in one family for ninety-eight years, and had helped nurse and bury full four generations of that family, died in Eu taw, Ala., last week. ? It is reported that five members of the Cartledgo family, c.f Edgefiold, have died from the grip Caring the past three weeks. This is certainly heart-rending to those members left. ? Kentucky elected eight womon as county school superintendents at the re cunt election. Ono of them is a widow, about 45 years old, and the mother of fourteen children, seven of whom are under 12 years of ago. ? Rev. E. A. Bolles, the oldest Luth? eran minister in South Carolina, died in Columbia on the 22d ultimo. Ho had been in the ministry for fifty-threo years. Many persons will remember him as the agent of the American Biblo So? ciety. ? Thomas M. King, third vice-presi? dent of the Baltimore and Ohio lines, al? most invariably, when going over the road, rides on the front of the locomotive. After seating himself comfortably he lights a cigar and tells the engineer to "let her out." ? An odd little astronomical fact in connection with the year that has just closed, and one that has not been noticed perhaps by one person in each ten thousand of tho entire population of the country, is this: Two months of tho year. January and April, each had two full moons. July, 1800, was equally as well provided for, but none of the months of IS'Jl or 1802 exhibits this lunar peculiari? ty. I ? Ex-Senator Palmer, n vory close friend of Ex-President Harrison, pays that Mr. Harrison must not be consider? ed oven 1)3' his warmest friends as the candidate of his party for re-election as j President. Ho says that Mr. Harmon told him ho last summer and that what ho said then holds good to-day. ? In Crawford County, Ohio, have just died, within a week of each othor, Jacob Fike, aewd 03, and bis wife, aged !Hi years. Last March thoy celebrated their dia? mond, or seventy-fifth wedding anni? versary. Mr. Fike, who was a Bavarian by birth, lud voted for every Democratic candidate for President blnce Andrew Jackson's lirst candidacy. ? "One deplorable result of excessive meat eating," says .Mrs. Ernest Hart, in the London Hospital, "is the ill-temper which is said to ho a chronic complaint in England. In loss meat Gating France urbanitv is the rulo. In fish and rice eating Japan harsh words are unknown and an exquisite politeness prevails even among the children who play to? gether in the streets." ? Sol Collins, living west of White Plains, Mo., had a keg of blasting pow? der which he thought too wet to burn. To test it he threw a handful into the fireplace. The explosion which followed was terrific, all tho powder having ignited. Tuo houso was wrecked, and eight persons injured. The doctors think the injuries received by Collins and his wifo and four children will provo fatal. Two of the injured will get well. ? Of tho thirty-six women wbo, under tho leadership of Miss Annette Daisy, made a run into the Cherokee strip when it was oponod last September, twenty two have proved undauntod by the dif? ficulties of their undertaking and are busy with no man to make or mar. They haul their own lumber aud are prepared to do their own plowing aud planting. They have three teams and appear in fit condition to hold their own and carry out their plucky plan. ? A Chicago dispatch of Saturday says: David W. Hart, of Dodgo City, Kan., a railroad man, is busily encaged in collecting the insurance on a $50,000 foot that be lost under a Chicago street car wheel last summer. Mr. Hart had insured against the loss of a leg in a long list of companies and to tho sum total of ?00,000. He is now reaping the benefit ot his forosigbi, some of the money hav? ing already been paid with the indi? cations in favor of a speedy collection oi it all. ? Governor Stono in his message to the Mississippi Legislature last week ap? pealed for such action as will assure morespeedy trial and punishment in casesi ot murder. "Human life is far too cheap," he says, and he complains that "the present miscarriage of* justice in trials for homicide is the source of evil, breoding mob and lynch law and encour? aging crime." Governor Stone has the same complaints to make as to juries as half the States in the Union?tho per? sistent and successful attempt of a large class of people who would make good jurors to avoid jury duty. ? A poor old crank who committed suicide in San Antonio requested the fol? lowing to be placed on his tombstone: "In memory to the author and originator of the earth's motion by its own atmos? phere, and the motion of all bodies by unequal forces. The Messiah was reject? ed and so are all men and great truths. Truth, crushed to the earth, will rise again, so will the truth in ray epitaph ; then will I be revealed-"?ElPaao {Tex.) Mercury. Guaranteed Cure. We authorize our advertised druggist to sell you Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colda upon this condition. If you are afflicted with a Cough, Cold or any Lung, Throat or Chpst trouble, and will use this remedy as directed, giving it a fair trial, and experi? ence no benefit, you may return the bottle and have your money refunded. We could not make this offer did we not know that Dr. King's New Discovery could be relied on. It never disappoints. Trial bottles free at Hill Bros. Drug Store. Large size 50o. and $1.00. A Leader. S'nceits first introduction Electric Bitters has gained rapidly in popular favor, until now it is clearly in the lead among pure medicinal tonics and alteratives?contain? ing nothing which permits its use as a beverage or intoxicant, it is recognized as the best and purest medicine for all ail? ments of Stomache, Liver or Kidneys- It will cure Sick Headache, Indigestion, Con? stipation, and drive Malaria from the sys? tem. Satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle or the money will bo refnuded. Price only 50c per bottle. Sold by Hill Bros. Notice of Dissolution of Partnership, NOTICE is hereby given that the Firm of E. Snipes & Sons has been this day dissolved by mutual consent, and all Notes, Accounts and demands of whatever kind due the Firm must be paid to E. Snipes, or to his lawfully authorized agent, as the same have been assigned to him in said dissolution. Anderson, S. C , Januarv 1,1891. his Attest: J. L. Snipes. E. X 8NIPES, mark D. P. T?TE. E. B. C, SNIPES. ? In the northwestern part of Colora? do tlioro is a region aoveral hundred square mites in extent which is literally a vast deposit of petrified tish of all sizes and shapes. These fish hods?shale con? taining fish remains?arc alient 150 ieet in thickness and extend up and down the Greeu River for a distance of l";0or200 miles. Patrick Military Institute, ANDERSON, S. C. TUE Second Term of the Session be? gins February 1st. Full corps of experienced Teachers. Rates reasonable. Terms accommodating. Apply for Cata? logue. COL JOHN B. PATRICK. Sup't. Jan 17, im 2 s T?TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Andkkson County. By W. F. Cox, Judge of I\obate. WHEREAS, B. F. Cray ton has applied to me to grant him Letters of Administration, with the Will annexed, executed hy bei in Georgia, on the Estate and effects of Mrs. M. C. Lindsey, de? ceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all kindred and creditors of the said M. C. Lindwey, deceased, to be and appear before me in Court of Probate, to beheld at Anderson Court Houro, on the 3Ut day of January, 1894, after publication hereof, to show cause, if any they havs, why the said Administration should not ba granted Given under my hand, thin Kith day of January. 1894. W. F. COX, Judtre Trobate. _Jan 16, 1894 _29 2 CAUTION.?If a dealer offoM W. L. Douglas shoos at a reduced pr lco, or say o he ha* them without name stamped on bottom, put him down a* a fraad. 1* L Douglas S3 shoe THE WORLD. W. L. DOUGLAS Shoes are stylish, easy fit ting, and give better satisfaction at the prices ad vertiscd than any other make. Try one pair and be convinced. The stamping of w. L. Douglas' name and price on the bottom, which guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear them. Dtsalers who push the sale of W. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps to increase the sales on their full line of moods. They can afford to sell at a less profit, and we believe yon can save money by buying all your footwear of the dealer advertised he low. Catalogue free upon application. Address, XV. L. DOUGLAS? Brockton, Mas*. Sold by C. F? JONES & CO., ANDERSON, S. C. F. e McKenzie, sons & co? Piedmont, s. c. james hunter'S sons, Pendleton, s, c GEER BROS., Belton, S. C. WILLIAMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE! THE Spring Session will open Monday, February 5th, 1894. The Institution is better equipped for thorough work in all departments than ever before. There will be room for a few boarding pupils at the opening of the Spring session. Persons proposing to send us pupils will please notify us in ad? vance. For full information, address REV. 8. LANDER, Williamston, S C. Jan 10, 1891_2S__5_ 'VTOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT. -LN The undersigned, Executors oi the Estate of John Harper, deceased, hereby give notice that they will, on the 3rd day of February 1894, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from their office as Executors. JEPTHA HARPER, * JOHN W. HARPER, JEPTHA A WELBORN, Executors. Jan 3, 1*94_27_5_ NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT, The undersigned. Administrator of Estate of Miss Nancy Phillips, deceased, hereby gives notice that' he will, on the 3rd day of February, 1894, apply to the Judge of Probate for Anderson County for a Final Settlement of said Estate, and a discharge from his office as Administrator. W. W. PHfLLIPS, Adm'r. Jaa 3, 1894 27 5 GBEAT BARGAINS. HAVING bought the Stock of DEAN, GEER & MOORE, I can give you Bargains in all lines. Dry Groods, Shoes, Hats, &c-5 Cheaper than you have ever bought them. 3IOLASSES, SUGAR, COFFEE AND TOBACCO, At prices that will down all competition. ^SU You will eave money by getting my prices before buying. Thanking the public for the past liberal patronage, and hoping fur a continuance of 6ame, Yours truly, R8- A. DEAN. THIS is to certify that Messrs. TODD & EVANS are sole Agents for Leo's Indian Medicines for the City of Anderson, S. C. FEED. LEO. P. s. WE have received a limited supply of DR. LEO'S RENOWNED LINIMENT and BLOOD PURIFIER, which will be sold at the same prices charged by Dr. Leo. _TODD & USE IT AT Ml Yfe will sell for Sixty Days our Stock of Dry Goods, Jeans, Cassiniers, Hats, Boots and Shoes, Trunks and Valises, AT SPOT COST FOR CASH! OUR stock consists of Pondan Bros. Ladies' Fine Shoes, the latest styles and new goods. Gainesville, Ga., Home-made Shoes, of all descriptions. All kinds of Children Shoes, and full line of Men, Women and Chil? dren's Heavy Shoes. You will not have another opportunity to get these goods at such prices. So we advise you to come at once. HATS, HATS, HATS, Are all late styles, and will suit anybody. Remember, they go AT COST! NOT EXACTLY AT COST. Wo have a tremendous stock of? Flour, Molasses, Sugar & Coffee. And other Groceries that will not go exactly at Cost, but so near it that no? body will object to price. WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY, and will prove it if you will give us a call. Yours truly, KAY & BAKER. FRESH GARDEN SEED! Onion Setts A. Specialty OIRIR, &c SLOAU'S. Xew Orleans Molasses, from Rodd Bros. C. 0. Molas? ses to their Finest 0. K. Syrup. FL O l it ! From the Cheapest to the highest Grade Patent. For the next few months we will make a special drive on Molasses and Flour, aiid everything in the way of GROCERIES and FARM SUPPLIES. Call and see our Goods and get our prices and we will SAVE YOU MON? EY. "We are determined to sell as cheap as anybody. We mean what we say. Our motto shall be: "QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS." Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. p. s We are Agents for the Wando and Ashley Fer? tilizers. SULLIVAN HARDWARE COMPANY'S Special Offer: BLACKSMITH BELLOWS, BLACKSMITH COMPLETE OUTFITS. No snclT Prices, No such Goods, Ever offered before. BARBED WIRE--50.000 pounds. POULTRY and GARDEN FENCING. AGRICULTURAL HARDWARE, AND IMPLEMENTS. EVERYTHING USEFUL. vsr FEIGES down with any market in the United States. 18 Hundred 93, Something:, S. C.a 10c. Store and Staire to Sea?i. Well, no! Not as long as MINOR continues to sell? CROCKERYWARE, TINWARE, LAMP GOODS, RIBBONS, LACES, SPENDERS, JEWELRY, TRUNKS, POLICES, DRY GOODS, And many other things innumerable and incalculable. "Say, Bill, didn't you know that the Bazar and 10c. Store was head? quarters for SANTA CLAUS and XMAS GOODS ?" "Why, yes, of course I did. What do you take me for ? A moss-back, green-horn, or what ? You know that everybody in Anderson County knows the 10c. Store is the place to go to get your Dolls of all shapes, sizes, colors and descriptions, and Toys. Oh, yes ! you can bet your bottom, dollar that MINOR beats the town on that line ; but as for that matter, he beats it on any other line, or any other town. But let 'er roll, the multitude contin? ues to come!" "Say, now, not changing the subject at all, but are you going to the Augusta Exposition ?" "No, of course not, man! What in the deuce do I want to go there for? while MINOR'S Exposition is just as good, and is right here in An? derson, and there is no railroad fare, and no cost for the privilege to see the wonders therein. Side shows also free!" Yours for Low Prices aud first-class Goods, MINOR, SANTA CLAUS and THE 10c. STORE. P. S.?By George, I had forgotten to mention the 25 per cent, reduction on the price of Guitars, Banjos, Vio? lins, Harps, and other Musical Instru? ments, Strings, etc. C. S. MINOR, THE BAZAAR and 10c. STORE. A VERY GOOD REASON 1 "A retail Shoe dealer died last week, but on reaching heaven was refused admittance by St Peter, his uame not being ou the books, lie then applied at the other place, but was also refused by Sa? tan, his name not being on the books. At this second refusal, the poor man, throwing up his hands iu an agony of despair, exclaimed, 'Great Scott! have I got to go back to the retail Shoe business!' " P. S.?Why is it that the poor fellow had such a hard time ?" Well, when we tell you, you. won't wonder. To begin with,, be carried a Shoddy stock of Shoes, with paper insoles, and: soid them at a high price ; con? sequently, whea the goods were: 'put to the test they didn't stand Do you wonder that he didn't gain entrance at either gate ? Such a dealer is not wanted any? where. We want dealers iu every line to buyrgood goods that will sell ou merit, and be full value for the money paid. This, is just what? GOSSETT & BBOWN Claim to do?i. e., give value re? ceived for every purchase you make with them. Commencing ou December 1st, (Friday,) we are going to deviate a little from our regular motto, and give you LARGER BAR? GAINS in every line of Shoes. Come to see us, for Friday was the day when "Holiday Bar? gains" commenced. Big lot of "Dick's Foot Warm? ers" to arrive in a day or two. Respectfully, GOSSETT & BROWN. Undee Masonic Templi.